NDA Exam details 2020, eligibility, course details, results

About this course

What is NDA Exam?

NDA is one of the most sought after defence entrance exams in the country. NDA recruitment is conducted for admission to Army, Navy and Air Force wings of NDA and Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC). NDA is conducted twice a year. The exam is conducted two stages – written exam and SSB Interview. Around 4 lakh aspirants sit for NDA every year, out of which approximately 6000 are called for SSB Interview.

NDA Eligibility Criteria 2020

Candidates need to fulfill the following eligibility criteria in order to be eligible for the exam.

Age Limit: Candidates in between 16.5 to 19.5 years can apply. The date of birth is calculated as mentioned on the Matriculation or Secondary School Leaving Certificate or in a certificate recognized by an Indian University as equivalent to Matriculation.

Educational qualification: The educational qualification is different for different academies. Candidates can check the educational qualification prescribed for different academies below-

Army Wing of National Defence Academy: Candidates must have passed class 12/HSC under 10+2 pattern of school education or equivalent from a recognized board or university.

Air Force, Navy and Naval Academy of National Defence Academy: Candidates must have passed Class 12/HSC under 10+2 pattern of school education with Physics and Mathematics conducted by a State Education Board or a University.

The facility to withdraw the application form of NDA will be available within this prescribed deadline.

Written exam

April 19

The written exam of NDA will be conducted on this date in two shifts – morning and afternoon across 41 cities spread throughout the country.

Admit card

March

NDA 1 admit card 2020 will be released online on the official website. Candidates need to enter their login credentials to download the admit card.

Declaration of written result

June

The result of written exam is declared in June. The result displays the roll numbers of shortlisted candidates.

SSB Interview

August- September

SSB Interview is conducted for the shortlisted candidates of written exam in two stages.

Final result

November

NDA 1 final result is announced in November. On the basis of final result, candidates are selected for admission to Army, Navy and Air Force wings of NDA and INAC.

NDA 2 Dates 2020

NDA 2 Events

NDA 2 Dates 2020

Salient Features

Notification

June 10

NDA 2 notification will be released

Application form

June 10

Application forms will be made available along with the notification

Last date to apply

June 30

Candidates can apply within this application deadline

Written exam

September 6

The written exam of NDA will be conducted in two shifts and comprises two papers.

Admit card

August

NDA 2 admit card 2020 will be released online in August for registered candidates.

Declaration of written result

December

The result of written exam is declared in December on the official website.

SSB Interview

February

SSB Interview is conducted in two stages.

Final result

May

NDA 2 final result is announced in May.

NDA vacancies 2020

The details regarding the vacancies are released along with the notification. A total of 418 vacancies will be filled through NDA 1 exam.

Academy

Number of vacancies

NDA

370 to include 208 for Army, 42 for Navy and 120 for Air Force (including 28 for ground Duties)

Naval Academy (10+2 Cadet Entry Scheme)

48

Total

418

NDA Selection Process 2020

The complete process of NDA is explained below:

Filling the application form

Interested candidates need to fill NDA application form online. The application fee is Rs 100 which can be paid both and offline. The commission releases the list of rejected applicants few days after the closure of application process. Besides, the examination authority also activates the link to withdraw NDA application form for a specified period. Candidates who do not wish to appear for the exam can withdraw their application form.

Release of admit card

NDA admit card is released three weeks before the exam. The link to download the admit card will be available on the official website. Candidates can download the admit card by logging either with roll number or registration number. The hard copy of the admit card is not sent to candidates by post.

Written Exam

All the candidates who successfully registers for the exam are required to appear for the written exam. The written exam comprises two sections – Mathematics and General Ability Test. The test carries total 900 marks. Candidates who obtains the minimum qualifying marks in the written exam are called for SSB Interview. Read more on NDA exam pattern.

Declaration of result

NDA result is declared online in two stages – written and final. First, the result for written exam is declared followed by the declaration of final result. The result is made available in PDF format. It displays the roll numbers of qualified candidates. The mark sheet of candidates are released after declaration of final result. Candidates need to secure NDA cut off 2020 separately in written exam and SSB Interview.

SSB Interview

The SSB Interview is conducted for Intelligence and Personality Test. The test is conducted in two stages. All qualified candidates are put to stage 1 test on the first day of reporting at Selection Centres/Air Force Selection Boards/Naval Selection Boards. Candidates qualifying the first stage are called for the second stage exam. Those who will qualify the second stage are required to submit birth certificate and pass certificate.

Final Selection

Candidates are finally selected for admission to admission to Army, Navy and Air Force wings of NDA and INAC based on their performance in written exam and SSB Interview. The final allocation will be done as per the number of vacancies subjected to candidates eligibility, medical fitness and merit-cum-preference.

NDA 2020 Exam Centres

NDA exam centres are the cities where the offline test will be conducted. Candidates need to appear for the exam in the exam centre allotted to them by the examination authority. While filling the application form, candidates need to enter their preferences of exam city. UPSC will allot exam centre to candidates as per the preferences exercised by them in the application form. However, the commission reserves the right to cancel or add exam centres. The exam will be conducted in the following cities.

City

State/Union Territory

Agartala

Tripura

Ahmedabad

Gujarat

Aizawl

Mizoram

Allahabad

Uttar Pradesh

Bangalore

Karnataka

Bareilly

Uttar Pradesh

Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh

NDA 2020 Exam Day Guidelines

Candidates should carry their NDA admit card to the exam centre

Along with the admit card, candidates should also carry one photo-identity proof

Carry clipboard or hard board and a black ball pen for marking their responses

Misconduct during exam is not entertained and serious actions will be taken against the candidates doing the same

Strict action is taken against those candidates found copying or cheating

Syllabus

NDA recruitment is conducted for admission to Army, Navy and Air Force wings of NDA and Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC). NDA is conducted twice a year. In this course we will provide the students with the course details and important exam details related to the NDA exam.

WEEK 1

Useful Financial Tools

This course has been designed to enable you to learn and apply the powerful tools of modern finance to both personal and professional situations.

WEEK 3

Microeconomics Principles

This course has been designed to enable you to learn and apply the powerful tools of modern finance to both personal and professional situations. The course concentrates on the practical aspects of project finance: the most frequently used financial techniques for infrastructure investments.

1 audio, 1 reading

Reading:
Competition in Pricing Strategy

25
minutes

Audio:
Financial Management

15
minutes

Graded:
Cumulative Language Quiz

3
Questions

Course Features

Duration6 months minutes

Lectures8

Quizzes3

Students1

Pass Percentage75

Max Retakes3

Certificates

Digital & Certificates will be provided to each student after successful completion of every course examination.